Lamp or illuminator for autos and other vehicles.



W. K. LBNHART. LAMP 0E ILLUMINATOR FOB. AUTOSAAND OTHER VEHICLES.APPLICATION FILED MYAR. 17, 1911.

i..g%,2l Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

INVENTOR port-ant instrumentalities thereof may UNITED `s'iui'rns PATENTonirica.

WILLIAlv-rx. LnNi-IART, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIGNoR ToLENHA'NT MFG.. CO. .INC.,'A CORPORATION 0F PENNSYLVANIA.

LAMP onr ILLUMINA'roR Fon AUros AND OTHER VEHICLES.

` Specification of Letters Patent. PatentedApI. 23, Appneation filedMaroni?, 191,1.

Serial N0. 615,011.

To all/whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM K. LENHART, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State `of,Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Lamp or Illuminator forAutos and other Vehicles, of which the following is a specification. v

My invention consists of a lamp or illumi-l nator for an auto and othervehicles, the same being composed of a plurality of burners which arearranged at dierent angles to a reflector, so as to direct the light ofsaid burners in different directions notably directly ahead and to theright and left, whereby the path -of t-he vehicle in front will beilluminated to width greater than that afforded by direct ahead, afeature of importance particularly when the vehicle 20v turns aside oraround corners and curves, said burners being so mounted that they maybe adjusted angularly and relatively to each other.

The invention-is satisfactorily illustrated,

in theaccompanying drawing, but the ilie varied, and so it' is tobeunderstood that the invention is not limited to the specificarrangement` and organization shown and described'. r

Figure l represents a top .or plan view of a vehicle lamp or illuminatorembodying my invent-ion. view thereof. Fig. 3 represents. a verticalsection of a portion on line w-m Fig. 1

.Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

.Referring to the drawings :'-A and B designate a burners which aresupported side by side on the arms C, the central burner A having itslower end connected with the tubulan plug D which ispassed'freelythrough slots E in the ends of said v arms C, "said endsy overlappingwhereby the arms may be turned on the plug VD as af pivot so as tochange the angular position of the side the several burners A B, andsustained onl the vehicle in any suitable manner (not necessarilyshown). V.

y The plug Dis rmly secured to the arms C by means of the nuts Gwhichengage threads on the exterior of said plug and areadapted to tightenagainst opposite sides-' of said arms,

ing to requirements,

Fig. 2 represents a front` series of vertically arramged Vlower .forattachment of a conveyer for gas or it being evident that vwhen the nutsare loosened, the arms C may be turned on the plug D to effect theangular adjustment of the'burners .B as above. After said adjustment isaccomplished, the nuts are again tightened to hold the arms firmly inposition., Each side burner B is connected at its lower end with thetubular plug H, the

`lat-ter occupying theelongated curved slot J in the respective arm C,it being evident that' the burners B may be adjusted nearer to orfarther from the central. burner, A, accordand assist in effecting theangular adjustment of said side burners. On each plug H are nuts K,which are on opposite sides of the arms C, so as to clamp the plug tothe latterand thus firmly sustain the burner B in adjusted position onthe arms C. Connected with the plug D of the Vcentral burner are thenipples L which extend in opposite directions therefrom, and are incommunication with the bore of said plug. Connected with the plug H ofeach side burner, is the communication with the bore of said plug.

Extending from each nipple M to one of the nipples L and secured theretois the flexible or pliable tube N, which' forms means of communicationfor said nipples and consequently for the plug of the central burnerwith the plugs of -the side burner, it being not-iced that the plug D isadapted to receive gas or illuminating. fluid which is supplied to thecentral burner and .distributed by means of the nipples L, tubes N, andnipples .M to the plugs H, and consequently to the side burners, itbeing noticed that said tubes N yield in the adjustment of said vsideburners either in the slots J of the arms C, or the pivotal motions ofthe .latter on the central burner, whereby the supply of -gas orilluminating fluid to all of the burners maybe maintained. The portionof the plug D provides means other illuminating fluid from a suitabletank, whereby the burners A B may be supplied with such gas or fluid forevident purposes. The nipples L are provided with valves P, whose seatsQ are inthe walls thereof, so that the supply of gas or illuminatingfluid may be regulated or entirely cut off from the side burners whenservice ofthe latter is not required.

yThe plugy D may be provided with a nut nipple M which is in` R, thesame being below the nipples L, so as to tighten said plug to the upperside of the piece S which is located on the vehicle and adapted tosupport the lamp or illuy with said piece.

the piece S and nut T` are shown dotted as other members may beemployed, as the minator said plug having also thereon, a nut such as Twhich is adapted to tighten against the under side of said piece, thusproviding a strong connection for `the plug In the present instancesustainingmeans foi-'the plug D nected parts. Having thus described myinvention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letand contersPatent, is

l. In. an illuminator of the character stated, a burner, means forstationarily supporting the same, a burner on the side ot thefirst-named burner, a curved arm carrying v the side burner, said armbeing slotted, and

means for movably supporting said arm, said slot-and supporting meanspermitting adjustment of lthe side burner to and from the rst-namedburner and angularly with reference to a reflector. v

2. In an illuminator of the character stated, a burner, means forstationarily supporting the same, a burner on the sideof the first-namedburner, an arm having a curved slot and carrying said side burner,

means for pivotally'mounting said arm on the support ol the first-namedburner as an axis, and means for securing said arm rotatably in`position, said side burner being slidably mounted in the slot of saidarm whereby it may be horizontally adjusted in :L curved path to and:trom the first-named burner.

3. In an illuminator of the character stated, a central burner, burnerson the sideL of the same, means for supportlng said cen tial burner,arms having longitudinallyextending slots therein, and means for lsup- 4porting said arms, said slots being adapted to movably receive members'of the side burners thereon for adjustment of the latter to and fromeach other and angularly with reference to a reflector.

4. Iny an illuminator of the character stated, a central burner, armspivotally supotally mounting said arm, a burner slidably supported onsaid arm, nipples on sai-l burners forming communications for the isame, and flexible tubular connections for said nipples. .A

6. In an illuminator of the character stated, a burner, means for'stationarily supporting the same, an arm, lmeans-tor piv-v otal-lymounting said arm, a burner slidably supported on said arm, nipples onsaid burners forming communications for the same, flexible tubularconnections for said nipples, and a valve for the second named burnerindependent of the supply pipe of the first named burner.

, WILLIAM K. LENHART.

' Witnesses JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, -l\l. BUSSINGER.

